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TONIGHT

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Winds: NW at8-16 mph

Miracle escape asshop is set on fireTWO men broke into a Corkcity charity shop and set fire toit while a woman lay sleepingin an overhead apartment thismorning.

The raiders first targeted a car in acar park behind the shop at the junc-tion of Commons Road and Popham’sRoad, and stole some items from it.

They then broke into the charityshop and also took some items from

Woman in overhead apartment flees from blazeGardaí, an ambulance crew and

three fire crews rushed to the sceneafter the woman’s call for help.

The woman had managed to escapewithout life-threatening injuries butwas taken by ambulance to the MercyUniversity Hospital for treatment.

One man was in custody today after

the incident.His alleged accomplice remained at

large, as gardaí tried to establish themotive for the incident.

Gardaí said this morning that oneman was arrested at the scene.

A forensics examination was carriedout at the scene.

By ANN MURPHYSecurity Correspondent

Checkpointsin KinsalemanhuntBy ANN MURPHYSecurity Correspondent

CHECKPOINTS were set up inKinsale last night as gardaí continuedtheir hunt for a man who attacked ateenage girl in the town on Mondaynight. Gardaí handed out leaflets tomotorists who passed through theCompass Quay area between9.45pm and 11pm last night.They also targeted motorists in thearea during the same time onWednesday night, while door-to-doorenquiries are also being conducted inthe locality.● Continued on page two.

MEDAL WINNERS: Team Ireland Cork players Roy Saville, Mayfield; Seán Murphy, Gurranabraher; Joseph McCarthy,Midleton andBrendanO’Sullivan,Mallow, celebrate after their bronzemedal win in floorball at the 2013 Special OlympicsWorld Winter Games in South Korea. See page four. Picture: Ray McManus

there. But before leaving the building,they set fire to something in the shopand the blaze quickly spread.

The woman managed to raise thealarm herself just after 6.30am.